Bénoni Dévost[1]

Male 1846 -    Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Bénoni Dévost 
    Relationshipwith Therese Nadeau
    Birth 12 Oct 1846 
    Baptism 24 Jan 1847  Ste Luce, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Other Name William Deveau 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Thomas Desvaux,   b. 1680, St. Planchers, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (3 x Great Grandfather)
    Elizabeth Bernier  (2 x Great Grandmother)
    Siblings 3 brothers and 4 sisters 
    Person ID I19063  Antoine_Roy
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2017 

    Father AncestorsJean Bénoni Dévost,   b. 7 Dec 1809 
    Mother AncestorsSusanne Ringuet,   b. 22 Nov 1827 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1845  St-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Age at Marriage He : 35 years and 7 months - She : 17 years and 8 months. 
    Family ID F464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 24 Jan 1847 - Ste Luce, Frenchville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Chip Gagnon, Upper St John Valley, http://www.upperstjohn.com/1860/T18R7-1.htm#466,
      [William in 1860 U.S. Census for Township Number 18, Range 7 (now the western part of Fort Kent) line 17, dwelling 212, family 207 on page 466. Chip's popup indicates the 1850 U.S. Census shows the family living in Portage Lake Pltn., p.123b, which would explain the length of time between birth and baptisms, since Portage Lake is at least 50 miles from Ste Luce in Frenchville, Maine.].

    2. [S52] Ste Luce, Frenchville, Maine Parish Register, Page 80b, Baptism No B9,
      [Godparents were Syfroi Michaud and Desanges Lagassé. Birth is shown as 12 Oct 1846.].

    3. [S224] LaVerdiere, Diane P. and Voskuhl, Robert K., Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec (CD), Grooms page 660,
      [Name shown as Jean Benoni.].

    4. [S67] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection, Acadian French Catholic Church Records, S > St-Basile > 1792-1910 > image 261,
      [marriage record].